Bill Text: MI SR0121 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to recognize May 2020 as Brain Tumor Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-05-28 - Adopted [SR0121 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SR0121-Enrolled.html
AS Adopted by
Senate, May 28, 2020
senate resolution no.121
Senators Hollier, Chang, Polehanki, Santana and Wojno offered the following resolution:
A resolution to recognize May 2020 as Brain Tumor Awareness Month.
Whereas, Brain tumors, specifically glioblastomas, have become recognized in recent years as one of the deadliest cancers; and
Whereas, There have been an estimated 770 new diagnoses of brain tumors in Michigan in 2020, and an estimated 600 Michigan residents will die from a brain tumor in 2020; and
Whereas, Brain tumors can be deadly and impact the quality of life. Brain cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer deaths among children and young adults; and
Whereas, In 2010, brain tumors were the highest per-patient initial cost of care for any cancer group with an annualized cost at well over $100,000; and
Whereas, More than any other cancer, brain tumors can have lasting and life-altering physical, cognitive, and psychological impacts on a patient’s life; and
Whereas, Despite the amount of brain tumors, and their devastating prognosis, there have only been four approved drugs by the Food and Drug Administration and one device to treat brain tumors in the past thirty years; and
Whereas, Michigan is proud to be home to high level brain cancer centers such as the Hermelin Brain Tumor Center at Henry Ford Hospital and Rogel Cancer Center: University of Michigan; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That we recognize May 2020 as Brain Tumor Awareness Month; and be it further
Resolved, That Michigan has attained national recognition as a leading center of excellence in the field of brain tumor treatment and research as a result of the number of patients traveling to the state for clinical trial participation, grant dollars locally used to create jobs, and professionals specializing in brain tumors across the state.
